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Darvish makes shutout wish come true for Rangers

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ARLINGTON, Texas — Yu Darvish snapped the Texas Rangers out of their four-game skid as the ace tossed his first career shutout in a 6-0 victory over the Miami Marlins. Darvish (7-2) scattered six hits — all singles — and struck out 10 while walking three to earn his fourth consecutive win. Shin-Soo Choo went 2-for-4 with a run scored and four RBI, while Elvis Andrus recorded three of Texas’ 11 hits. The Marlins came in with 13 straight victories in interleague play, including an 8-5 win in the opener of this two-game set at Globe Life Park in Arlington. Another win would have set an MLB record, but the Rangers got to Jacob Turner early and cruised behind Darvish. Turner (2-4) was touched for five runs on six hits and was struck by comebacker just above his right hip in the fourth frame. He finished the inning but did not come back out for the fifth.

Tampa Bay 6, St. Louis 3

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Desmond Jennings drove in two runs as the Tampa Bay Rays snapped their franchise-worst scoreless innings streak and defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-3, from Tropicana Field on Wednesday. Jennings and Ben Zobrist each had two hits apiece for the Rays, who pushed across four runs in the fourth after not scoring in 31 straight innings. Starter Erik Bedard was reached for three runs on eight hits with four strikeouts in four innings, but Juan Carlos Oviedo (2-2) allowed just one hit in 1 1/3 scoreless frames and struck out two to earn the win. Yadier Molina supplied two hits and two RBI and Jon Jay had two hits and a run scored for the Cardinals, who had their three-game winning streak snapped. Michael Wacha (4-5) was tagged with the loss after giving up four runs on four hits and four walks in five innings.

Kansas City 4, Cleveland 1

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Yordano Ventura tossed seven strong innings and the Kansas City Royals tied a franchise record with four sacrifice flies in victory. The Royals had four sacrifice flies in a game for the first time since April 21, 2006, also against Cleveland. Ventura (4-5) allowed one run on six hits while striking out three for Kansas City, which has won four in a row to improve to 33-32 on the season. Carlos Santana knocked in the lone run for the Indians, who entered this two- game series having taken three-of-four from the Texas Rangers. Trevor Bauer (1-3) gave up three runs on seven hits over 5 1/3 innings.

Houston 5, Arizona 1

HOUSTON — Chris Carter homered twice and Dallas Keuchel tossed eight solid innings to lead the Houston Astros to a 5-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday. George Springer went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored while Alex Presley supplied two hits and a run for the Astros.

Colorado 8, Atlanta 2

DENVER — Corey Dickerson smacked a two-run triple among his two hits and three RBI and the Colorado Rockies defeated the Atlanta Braves, 8-2, in the third installment of a four-game set. Josh Rutledge had two hits and scored three times, while Troy Tulowitzki and Justin Morneau both posted three hits, an RBI and a run scored for the Rockies, who had dropped 11 of their last 12 games coming in. Tyler Matzek (1-0) struck out seven and allowed two runs on five hits to notch his first career win. Julio Teheran (6-4) yielded seven runs on 10 hits over 6 1/3 frames for Atlanta.

Minnesota 7, Toronto 2

TORONTO — Phil Hughes got back on the winning track and Kendrys Morales had three hits and drove in his first runs with the Twins. Morales broke the game open with a three-run double in the seventh.

Baltimore 6, Boston 0

BALTIMORE — Chris Davis hit a two-run homer to back seven scoreless innings from Wei-Yin Chen, as the Baltimore Orioles won. Chen (7-2) gave up four hits while striking out a season-high seven batters.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Stephen Vogt belted a two-run homer, Yoenis Cespedes shined at the plate and in the field and the Oakland Athletics defeated the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim to avoid getting swept.

by their AL West rivals. Cespedes went 3-for-5 with a run scored and two RBI and added his ninth outfield assist by nabbing Albert Pujols trying to stretch a double into a triple in the sixth. Tommy Milone (4-3) lasted 6 2/3 innings, allowing just one run on six hits for Oakland, which dropped the first two of the three-game series and had lost four of six coming in. The A’s did most of their damage against Angels starter Jered Weaver (7-5), who was charged with four runs on six hits over 5 1/3 innings. Josh Hamilton drove in the Angels’ only run with a game-tying RBI double in the fourth.

New York 4, Seattle 2

SEATTLE —Masahiro Tanaka struck out 11 en route to his second major league complete game and the New York Yankees claimed a 4-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners in the middle contest of a three-game set Wednesday at Safeco Field. Tanaka (10-1) scattered four hits and a walk over the first eight innings, then served up a two-homer homer to Robinson Cano in the ninth. Mark Teixeira launched a three-run homer, while Jacoby Ellsbury went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored for the Yankees, who have won two straight and four of their last six games. Chris Young (5-4) was tagged with the loss after giving up four runs on seven hits and two walks over five frames. Jones finished with two of the six hits for Seattle, which had won three straight and eight of their last nine games before dropping a 3-2 decision in Tuesday’s series opener.

Philadelphia 3, San Diego 0

PHILADELPHIA — Reid Brignac slammed a game-winning three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Philadelphia Phillies a 3-0 win over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday at Citizens Bank Park. With Nick Vincent (0-2) on the mound, Domonic Brown worked a one-out walk and Carlos Ruiz was hit by a pitch. Brignac then drove a 2-0 pitch well over the wall in right for the victory. Jonathan Papelbon (2-1) got the win for pitching a flawless ninth to back eight stellar frames from Cole Hamels, who struck out 11 while walking one and giving up five hits. The Phillies have won the first two games of the three-game series — their first back-to-back victories since taking three straight from May 17-20. Tyson Ross was equally effective for San Diego as he gave up four hits and a walk with seven strikeouts over seven innings.

Milwaukee 3, New York 1

FLUSHING, N.Y. — Wily Peralta retired nine of the last 10 batters he faced in 6 1/3 solid innings and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the New York Mets 3-1 on Wednesday night. Peralta (6-5) won his second straight start, giving up just one run on four hits and a walk while trimming his ERA from 3.03 to 2.90 for the season. Jonathan Lucroy had three hits, including two doubles, and scored a run for the Brewers, who have won three of their last four. Curtis Granderson reached base the first three times he was up on a walk, a single and a double for the Mets, who had won the opener of the three- game series 6-2 on Tuesday after losing the last six games of a brutal 11-game road trip. Granderson scored New York’s only run on Lucas Duda’s sacrifice fly in the second inning. Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom (0-3) remained winless in his first six MLB starts. The 25-year-old rookie gave up three runs on nine hits and a walk in 5 2/3 innings.

Cincinnati 5, Los Angeles 0

CINCINNATI — Johnny Cueto tied a career high with 12 strikeouts over six stellar innings of three-hit ball to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-0 shutout of the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday at Great American Ball Park. Cueto (6-5) didn’t issue a walk and posted double-digit punchouts for the fourth time this season. The right-hander now has 109 strikeouts on the year, the most for any Reds pitcher through his first 14 starts of a season since 1900. Joey Votto stroked a two-run double and scored once, while Jay Bruce belted a solo homer for the Reds, who had dropped the first two tilts of this four-game set. Hyun-Jin Ryu (7-3) absorbed the loss after giving up four runs on six hits with five strikeouts over six innings. Adrian Gonzalez’s double in the seventh served as the lone extra-base hit for the Dodgers, who had a three-game win streak halted.

Pittsburgh 4, Chicago 2

PITTSBURGH — Andrew McCutchen smacked a two-run homer and the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs, 4-2, in the third installment of a four-game set. Brandon Cumpton (2-2) allowed two runs on five hits and two walks over five innings for the Pirates, who have taken two of the first three in the series. Jordy Mercer posted three hits and a run scored in the victory. Jason Hammel (6-4) surrendered four runs on 11 hits and two walks over five frames for Chicago, which has dropped three of its last four on the heels of a five-game winning streak.

Washington 6, San Francisco 2

SAN FRANCISCO — Jayson Werth smacked a solo homer among his three RBI and scored a pair of runs as the Washington Nationals defeated the San Francisco Giants, 6-2, in the third installment of a four- game set. Tanner Roark (5-4) allowed two runs on seven hits over six-plus innings for the Nationals, who have won eight of their last nine games. Adam LaRoche had a two-run single in the triumph. Matt Cain (1-4) surrendered four runs on three hits and five walks over five frames for San Francisco, which has dropped the first three games of this series on the heels of its five-game winning streak.

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